Understanding the IPO Movement in Chicago: New Models of Organizing

Simon Swartzman and Sandra Puebla speak in this session recorded at Socialism 2023. This session was sponsored by 33rd Ward Working Families. https://www.workingfamilies33.org A third straight election expanded both socialist and progressive blocs on Chicago’s city council, and elected a Black, progressive union organizer as mayor. The balance has shifted towards working class organizations, including local Independent Political Organizations (IPOs). What are IPOs? What can we learn from their successes and challenges? Discuss with IPO organizers from Chicago’s “Red Kedzie Corridor.” Learn more about the Socialism Conference at www.socialismconference.org. Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow Haymarket on Soundcloud for regular event recordings, book talks, political analyses and poetry readings: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks